People on the Move

N° 106 (Suppl.-I), April 2008

A Sign of Hope for the Maritime World

Archbishop Marchetto, let me begin by thanking you for inviting me to be with you and with so many of my friends here in Gdynia, Poland. I am very honored to have the opportunity to have a part in this important Congress and to share the Apostleship of the Sea’s vital ministry to seafarers throughout the world.

I have been asked to speak with you about the new International Labor Organization’s Maritime Labor Convention, 2006, or, more specifically, the MLC as a sign of hope for the maritime world.

I will begin my remarks by repeating some of the words spoken by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi to the International Labor Conference Plenary in Geneva on 23 February 2005 following the Convention’s adoption: Read more

http://catholiclabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CLN-logo_565x100.jpg00Bill Droelhttp://catholiclabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CLN-logo_565x100.jpgBill Droel2013-01-08 08:47:582016-04-16 08:39:29MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION 2006: A Sign of Hope for the Maritime World